Temperature
70 F at 3 AM; 87 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 66 F at its coolest, 7 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 70F
- 3 AM
- Highest
- 87F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 66F
- 7 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Palestine Municipal Airport, Texas
Small airport in Anderson County, Texas* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and south central Texas. * WHEN...From 4 AM early this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Unsecured outdoor items may be blown around in the wind. Driving on area roadways may become difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles. Small tree limbs could break and cause damage.
A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of at least 20 to 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Boaters should use extra caution when venturing onto area lakes. Residents may wish to take action to secure trash cans, lawn furniture, and other lightweight outdoor objects that may be blown around in the strong winds.
70°
68°/61°
Overcast·
Feels like 70°·Light breeze 8 mph N
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Palestine Municipal Airport until 7 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Palestine Municipal Airport is 70° and overcast at 3 AM. The dew point is 68°, so the air feels oppressive. Light breeze from the north at 8 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 58° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 49° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour. Air quality is moderate (index 53): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 86°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 68°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:50 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 11:07 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 24 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
53Air quality
94%Humidity
98%Cloud
Now
3:00 AM
70feels70
now, overcast
Today
Oct 16
6861
19mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6848
UV 8
Sun
Oct 18
7146
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7548
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
8052
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
8456
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
8657
overcast
70°
68°61°
68°48°
71°46°
75°48°
80°52°
84°56°
86°57°
As of 3:00 AM in Palestine Municipal Airport, Texas.
Air quality
The air at Palestine Municipal Airport
Index 53, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Tyler-Longview-Marshall (TX), 46 miles off.
53Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)53Moderate-
- Ozone22Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 44, good.
GoodModerate
- 44YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 41 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Palestine Municipal Airport
None in the last 24 hours; 0.59 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.59in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Palestine Municipal Airport, the next 41 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- PSN
- ICAO
- KPSN
- IATA
- PSN
- Field elevation
- 423 ft
- Serves
- Palestine
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- PSN
- Wind now
- From 330° at 8 mph, read 16 Oct, 03:15
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 / 27 | 4,002 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 91° / 271° | 4 mph head, on 27 | 7 mph from the right |
| 18 / 36 | 5,005 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 180° / 0° | 7 mph head, on 36 | 4 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Palestine (PSN), Palestine Municipal Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 68 F, the air 94% saturated; the humidity ran from 52% at 3 PM Thursday to 100% at 4 AM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 68F
- 3 AM
- Humidity now
- 94%
- Humidity, range
- 52 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
7 mph from the northwest at 3 AM; at its strongest 9 mph, 12 PM Thursday, with a gust of 14 mph at 11 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 7mph
- from the northwest
- Strongest
- 9mph
- 12 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 14mph
- 11 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.15 inHg at 3 AM, rising 0.06 inHg over 3 hours; 0.15 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.15inHg
- 3 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.06inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.15inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 0.3 miles at 6 AM Thursday, under a mile for 3 hours; 9 miles now.
- Now
- 9mi
- Lowest
- 0.3mi
- 6 AM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 3
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 0 ft at 6 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 13 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 1,600ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 0ft
- 6 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 13
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Palestine: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Palestine Municipal Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
PalestinePSN
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/423 ft/level with here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
PalestinePSNT2
At a river or reservoir gauge/1.0 mi away/400 ft/23 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Palestine 6 WNW53968
At a climate reference station/1.0 mi away/383 ft/40 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Palestine 1.8 ESETX-AN-7
In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.7 mi away/546 ft/123 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
New Summerfield 2WNSUT2
At a cooperative observer's station/27.2 mi away/515 ft/92 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Texas
20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Palestine Municipal Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Palestinecity, 5 mi
- Elkharttown, 13 mi
- Nechescommunity, 14 mi
- Oakwoodtown, 16 mi
- Poynortown, 21 mi
- Frankstontown, 22 mi
- Grapelandcity, 24 mi
- Cuneytown, 25 mi
- Berryvilletown, 26 mi
- Fairfieldcity, 27 mi
- Coffee Citytown, 27 mi
- Shadybrookcommunity, 28 mi
Airports near Palestine Municipal Airport
- Athens Municipal AirportF44, 27 mi
- Cherokee County AirportJSO, 29 mi
- Houston County AirportDKR, 37 mi
- Tyler Pounds Regional AirportTYR, 43 mi
- C David Campbell Field Corsicana Municipal AirportCRS, 44 mi
- Mexia Limestone County AirportLXY, 48 mi
- Rusk County AirportRFI, 56 mi
- A L Mangham Jr. Regional AirportOCH, 60 mi